The first war-time game was a twilight affair which started at 7:22 p.m. after a blackout test. Cleveland's Lou Boudreau, leading off the game, crushed Mort Cooper's second pitch into the upper left-field stands for a homer. Tommy Henrich followed with a double and Rudy York tagged one into the short right-field porch to give the American League all the runs it needed.

Rosters

American League

Jim Bagby+

Al Benton

Tiny Bonham+

Lou Boudreau

Spud Chandler

Bill Dickey*

Dom DiMaggio+

Joe DiMaggio

Bobby Doerr+

Joe Gordon

Tommy Henrich

Sid Hudson+

Tex Hughson+

Bob Johnson

Ken Keltner

George McQuinn+

Hal Newhouser+

Phil Rizzuto+

Buddy Rosar+

Red Ruffing+

Eddie Smith+

Stan Spence+

Birdie Tebbetts

Hal Wagner+

Ted Williams

Rudy York

National League

Jimmy Brown

Mort Cooper

Walker Cooper

Paul Derringer*

Bob Elliott

Billy Herman

Carl Hubbell+

Danny Litwhiler

Ernie Lombardi

Willard Marshall

Frank McCormick

Joe Medwick

Cliff Melton*

Eddie Miller

Johnny Mize

Terry Moore

Mel Ott

Mickey Owen

Claude Passeau

Pee Wee Reese

Pete Reiser

Enos Slaughter

Ray Starr+

Johnny Vander Meer

Arky Vaughan

Bucky Walters

Whit Wyatt+

* Named to team but replaced due to injury
+ Did not enter game

Ralph Kiner, right, Pittsburgh Pirate slugger, enjoys a chat with another slugging great, Boston's Ted Williams before the start of the All-Star game at Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, July 11, 1950.